The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-12-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

York city. November 18th.
J. The chamber of commerce of Salt LAX
city have adopted a protest against the re
duction of tariff on lead ores.
John L. Sullivan has been introduces
to the prince of Wales and that dignitar,
is very much pleased with Johns per
3 formances.
: Senator Dolph has introduced bill
which appropriates $12e,OOo,ooo to b.
expended during the next twelve years il
the construction of coast defenses.
The Tagblatt says it has authority fo
the statement that recent medical exam
nations proved that the healing processe:
are progressing favorably IN the crown
princes throat
Two of the desperadocs who kidnapped
Senor Barrea, last August, were arrested
in Star county, Texas, last week. A band
of Mexicans took the prisoners from the
sheriff and lynched them.
Anarchist Most, who was sentenced to
one years imprisonment last week, has
been released on $4,000 bail. His motion
for new trial was denied. and he has
appealed to the supreme court.
The executive committee of the coun-
Gil Of administration of the Grand Army
of the Republic has decided to hold the
next national grand encampment at Col
umbus, Ohio, in the second week in Sep
tember next.
AS soon as Chicago had been chosen as
the place for holding the republican ma
tional convention, the hotels received tele-
grams asking that rooms be reserved for
numerous ones expecting to be present
at the convention.
Robert E. Beecher, secretary of the Con-
tinental Life Insurance company, and
Isaac w. Hakes, chief clerk of the COM
pany, were arrested at Hartford, Conn.,.
Monday, for making false returns to the
insurance commissioner.
At Silver City, New Mexico, James
Mullen, an old miner and late candidate
for the appointment Of governor Of that
territory, dropped pistol last Friday
morning, which discharged and fatally
wounded him in the bowels.
Information was received on Monday
at the knights of Labor headquarters at
Philadelphia to the effect that Powde1ly
had been stricken with severe hemorrhage
OF the lungs ut his home in Scranton. He
was reported as better on Tuesday.
A north bound train on the St. Louis,
Arkansas & Texas railway was stopped
Saturday night near Texarkana by three
masked men. They secured large booty
from the express car, and departed with
out molesting the mail car, or the pass
enger coaches.
The house of Michael Harris, who lives
on farm near Huron, Dakota, was en-
tirely destroyed by fire Saturday night.
The family, composed Of nine persons,
were asleep when the fire occurred. Only
Mr.. Harris and one girl escaped. Mrs.
Harris and the other six children were
burned to death.
Rev. Hugh O. Pentecost OF Newark, N.
j., has resigned his position as pastor of
Belleville Avenue Congregational church.
His prominence in the labor movement
and candidacy for mayor on that ticket
and his utterances regarding the Chicago
anarchists estranged him from some men,
bers of his congregation.
One Of the most desperate criminals in
the Chicago Jail was found to have in his
possession few days ago revolver and
one hundred rounds of cartridges. 1t is
asserted there was plot to arm several
of the prisoners, when plan would be
carried out for escape by shooting down
the guards if necessary.
The Dempsey Reagan prize fight, for
the middle-weight championship, took
place on Tuesday in the viciuity of New
York. The men met and battlcd for forty
five rounds with kid gloves, under London
prize ring rules, and the fight was won by
Dempsey, who outgeneraled Reagan and
outfought him from the very start.
The second trial of John Arensdorf for
the murder of Rev. Geo. c. Haddock, was
concluded at Sioux City, Iowa, Friday
Of last week. The case was given to the
jury at 6 o'clock, who after celebrating
three hours returned verdict of not gull
ty. Arensdorf was Immediately discharg-
ed by the court, and it is now quite GER
tain that the case is forever disposed of,
and that the man who actually fred the
fatal shot will never be punished.
The trial of Harper, the defaulting
president of the Fidelity bank of Cincin-
natl, which has been watched with so
much interest by bank people, and the
public generally, came to an impressive